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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM060908 ~~ COMAq.rni ~ /~2~l '~/!..,<9 00\ CSf,~ :\ ~\ =I~ ""'-..Ill I""" ":'!I ......1 ./ I \ I ./ '\~ ~/ "ZSl{ G~5Y' ~!N~ District No.1 Commissioner: Phil Johnson District No.2 Commissioner: David W. Sullivan District No.3 Commissioner: John Austin Interim County Administrator: Dennis Richards Clerk ofthe Board: Lorna Delaney MINUTES Week of June 9, 2008 Commissioner David Sullivan called the meeting to order in the presence of Commissioner John Austin. Chairman Johnson had an excused absence. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: The following comments were made by citizens: the original Critical Areas Ordinance (CAO) Committee was selected unanimously by the Planning Commission at an open public meeting and approved by the County Commissioners; the staff time devoted to public records requests would be reduced if ail public documents were scanned and posted on the County website; several people commented on a letter from a Code Enforcement Officer to a young couple who sell firewood to supplement their income that did not know they were in violation of the CAO creek buffers; hearing assistance should be available at County meetings; the reasons for one appeal of the CAO include constitutional and process issues and the improper delegation of authority to unqualified individuals to make determinations; the Board needs to make citizens aware of how they plan to address budget shortfalls due to rising gasoline and asphalt costs and the fact that Secure Rural Schools Act funding will not be approved this year; the Board was asked to put the "side by side" Comprehensive Plan amendment on the 2008 docket because it would correct discrepancies between development regulations and the Comprehensive Plan; a citizen complained about unrealistic and burdensome solid waste regulations; the Court decisions regarding two lawsuits against the County were reviewed; the Brinnon Master Planned Resort will be an asset to the community that will benefit young people by creating a global center for green engineering and a request was made that the County attempt to expedite the engineering requirements that are being placed on the project. APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner Austin moved to delete Item #9 and approve the balance of the Consent Agenda as presented. Commissioner Sullivan seconded the motion which carried. 1. RESOLUTION NO. 37-08 re: Creating a County Project Designated as CRI0696, Larry Scott Memorial Trail (Milepost 4.6 to 5.0) 2. RESOLUTION NO. 38-08 re: Naming a Private Road Craig Heights Lane; Steve & Sherry Fry, Petitioners Page 1 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of June 9, 2008 ~ (y~,.... '( \il IC~J) ~ 3. RESOLUTION NO. 39-08 re: Naming a Private Road Stagecoach Lane; Rob Van de Weghe, Petitioner 4. RESOLUTION NO. 40-08 re: Naming a Private Road Woodduck Way; Justin Clouse, Petitioner 5. AGREEMENT NO. X01781 re: Upper Hoh Road Repair; Jefferson County Public Works; Lakeside Industries 6. . AGREEMENT NO. X01799 re: Preparation of Engineering-geology Feasibility Report on Relocation of Dowans Creek Road; Jefferson County Public Works; E. Steven Toth 7. AGREEMENT re: Montgomery Lane and Condon Lane Drainage Improvements; Jefferson County Public Works; Port Ludlow Drainage District 8. AGREEMENT re: Development of the Duckabush and Dosewallips Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan; Jefferson County Community Development; HDR Engineering, Inc. 9. DELETE: Letter Concerning Hood Canal Bridge Closure Survey; Washington State Department of Transportation (Approved Later in Minutes) APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Commissioner Austin moved to approve the minutes of June 2, 2008 as presented. Commissioner Sullivan seconded the motion which carried. The Commissioners agreed to wait until Chairman Johnson returns to approve the minutes for the special joint meeting with the Quinault Indian Tribe and the Grays Harbor Commissioners on May 29 because Commissioner Sullivan was not present at that meeting. COMMISSIONERS BRIEFING SESSION: The following items were discussed: . Commissioner Sullivan reported that he attended a meeting with the State Department of Transportation on the State Route Corridor Study from the Port Townsend ferry terminal to SRI04. The study will include useful transportation information about the proposed Irondale/Port Hadlock UGA. State funding for projects will be available when the study is completed. . Commissioner Sullivan attended the Olympia Area Agency on Aging (03A) meeting last week and the Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 16 meeting. The WRIA 16 unit has almost completed their detailed implementation plan. Once the plan is approved, funding will be available from the State. . There was a town meeting in Port Townsend on housing and economic development last week. It may take 2 to 4 years to provide 50 affordable housing units in the City. . The Commissioners agreed that a future Public Works project could be a tunnel for pedestrians and bikes under the highway near the school and ball fields in Chimacum. . Commissioner Austin reported that the Brinnon Large Onsite Sewer System (LOSS) project is moving forward and State Parks is working with the community, the school, the community center and the motel to include those facilities in the extended service area. . The remodeled Quilcene Museum will have their grand opening on June 26. Page 2 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of June 9, 2008 HEARING re: Approval to Sell Surplus County Equipment: Commissioner Sullivan opened the public hearing. Treasurer Judi Morris reported that on May 19 the Board approved a notice of public hearing for the sale of miscellaneous County equipment. She has divided the equipment into 7 lots according to categories. This hearing is for the Board to take testimony on the County's intention to sell it. A sealed bid process will be used. The storage facility will be open for public viewing during specific hours on June 20, 23, and 26. The condition of the equipment is unknown. Sealed bids will be accepted until 4:15 p.m. on July 3 in the Treasurer's Office and the bids '.vill be awarded on July 7. Tom Theirsch, stated that he is concerned because the equipment hasn't been offered to other agencies, especially the local schools. The law requires the State to offer surplus items to other state and local agencies, but he is not sure if that law applies to counties also. He noted that there are surplus filing cabinets that he thinks the school could use. He suggested that the County develop a policy to notifY local agencies before surplus property is offered for sale. The Treasurer replied that local municipal agencies are not required by law to notifY other agencies. This is only required at the state level. The schools have never asked to be notified. Richard Hild, inquired about the disposal of the equipment if no bids are received. Judi Morris answered that it is scrapped. Mike Belenski, inquired about the viewing times. The Treasurer replied that the viewing times are in the newspaper advertisement. They may be viewed at the Port Townsend Mini-Storage, unit A-50 on June 20 from 9-10 a.m., June 23 from 3-4 p.m., and June 26 from 10-11 a.m. Mr. Belenski added that it is nice that the County is following the statute for the disposal of surplus property. Hearing no further comments for or against the approval to sell surplus equipment, Commissioner Austin moved to approve RESOLUTION NO. 41-08 regarding the notice of intention to sell surplus property. Commissioner Sullivan seconded the motion which carried. Commissioner Sullivan stated that the County should send courtesy letters to local governmental entities informing them that they can ask to be notified when surplus property is made available. HEARING re: Establishing the Final Docket for the 2008 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Cycle: Commissioner Sullivan opened the public hearing. Joel Peterson, Assistant Planner, reported that 3 suggested amendments and ten site specific amendments have been proposed for the 2008 docket. One site specific amendment has been withdrawn. The site specific amendments are put on the docket automatically. The suggested amendments are: . MLA07-104, proposed by the Department of Community Development (DCD), was brought forward from the 2007 Docket. It is the designation of up to two industrial land banks under the GMA to master plan appropriate locations for industry in the County. . MLA08-98, proposed by the Planning Commission, is a side-by-side consistency check between the Comprehensive Plan and the Unified Development Code (UDC.) Page 3 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of June 9, 2008 . MLA08-99, proposed by the Planning Commission, would move density changes within a zone from the Comprehensive Plan to the UDC. The DCD staff recommendation is to docket the industrial land bank amendment and not docket MLA08-98 and MLA08-99. The Planning Commission's recommendation is to docket MLA07-104 and MLA08-98 and not docket MLA08-99. The discrepancy in the recommendations requires that the Board hold a public hearing on all three amendments to establish the final docket by the first week in July. Commissioner Sullivan asked if any property owners have shown an interest in designating their property as a future industrial land bank? There was a discussion about the current provision in the J etIerson County Code for a major industrial development (MID) and how those requirements compare with the requirements for an industrial land bank. Staff reported that information from the land bank analysis is being used to create several scenarios. The 40 acre minimum for an industrial land bank was the result of a 2004 legislative action of the Board which precludes land banks from being located Vvithin the proposed UGA boundary. Commissioner Sullivan opened the public testimony portion of the hearing. Richard Hild, Cape George, asked a question about MIDs. He also asked if there have been any general inquiries from property owners about industrial land banks? Director of Community Development Al Scalf interjected that he doesn't think that a public hearing is the proper venue for questions and answers and he would talk with Mr. Hild privately to answer all his questions. Jim Hagan, Cape George, stated that at a countywide GMA Steering Committee Meeting several years ago the City of Port Townsend requested that they be kept informed of the industrial land bank process. When the County refers to the UGA, does it mean the City of Port Townsend or the proposed Port Hadlock UGA? Why haven't solid locations for land banks been identified in the past four years? He disagrees with the economic development goal of expanding the current job base and feels that the establishment of industrial land banks will be the best option for increasing economic development. He thinks this amendment is a priority. Jim Tracv, encouraged the Board to docket the industrial land bank amendment because it will provide for more employment-based zoning throughout the County. Twenty-five years ago the North Kitsap Industrial Park was created in Kitsap County in an abandoned, mined out gravel pit. It is now the number one private employment center in Kitsap County. It has no sewers and doesn't need them because not every industrial light manufacturing business needs sewers. Warehousing doesn't need sewers. The design and size considerations that the County puts in the regulations can encourage prospective businesses or turn them away. Nothing is magic about a particular size. He encouraged the Board to build in as much flexibility as possible, both inside and outside ofUGAs. Mike Belenski, stated that he supports the testimony of the previous speakers. Page 4 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of June 9, 2008 Bud Schindler, stated that he also supports the previous testimony. Joe D' Amico, Security Services NW, stated that he has been through the Comprehensive Plan amendment process to rezone property and he spent $2,400 and his request was denied. He had the opportunity to use 3,700 acres but the Board would not allow him 40 acres for a shooting range. However, during the same amendment cycle the Board approved another Comprehensive Plan amendment for a 500 acre Mineral Resource Land overlay for a gravel pit on adjacent property. There isn't any consistency. His business has downsized 40 jobs and cut back on services that would have brought revenue into the County. Tom Thiersch, stated that his comment is on hearing procedures. A comment was made earlier that a public hearing is not the forum for questions and answers. He disagrees. In general, there is no interaction at public hearings. He encouraged more questions and answers during all public hearings. Hearing no further testimony for or against the suggested Comprehensive Plan amendments for the 2008 docket, Commissioner Sullivan closed the public testimony portion of the hearing. Commissioner Sullivan stated that DCD staff has said they can continue their work on the land bank analysis without having the amendment docketed. The County's first priority is to get the lrondale/Port Hadlock UGA finalized. He has concerns about putting the land bank amendment on the docket this year if the work won't be ready to do until next year. After a discussion about the process, Al Scalf stated that the Department recommendation is to docket the industrial land bank amendment so that the work on it can continue as a priority. After continued discussion, Commissioner Sullivan and Commissioner Austin agreed to wait until Chairman Johnson returns before they take action on the suggested amendments to be docketed for the 2008 Comprehensive Plan Amendment cycle. Al Scalf noted that once the docket is established by the Board a public hearing will need to be held on that docket and this needs to be done by the first week in July. Discussion with Bremerton Housing Authority re: Long Term Housing Plan: Kurt Wiest, Executive Director ofthe Housing Authority of Jefferson County (HAJC), reported that the Bremerton Housing Authority administers the functions of the HAJC under a management agreement. He updated the Board on current activities in Jefferson County which include 130 housing choice vouchers, funded by HUD, and tenant based rental assistance for 30 people funded by the State Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development. The Garden Court Apartments in Port Hadlock are currently part of the USDA Rural Development Rental Assistance Program for low income housing. The owner wants to sell and the Housing Authority wants to see the facility continue in the USDA program. The Housing Authority has been working with Shelter Resources, a for-profit organization that develops affordable housing. They recently formed a partnership to purchase the Garden Court property to preserve it for affordable housing. Page 5 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of June 9, 2008 '~"""" ~ ... ..,...... .., 1~~".,. 'HI"" The Housing Authority also has developed a family self-sufficiency program that helps people achieve fmancial independence from government assistance programs. The program helps by providing existing resources in the community to address barriers such as child care, education, transportation, financial literacy and job skills, They work with other service agencies such as Olympic Community Action Programs (OlyCAP) on resources and referral. Kurt Wiest also discussed some long term strategies for the HAJC. The availability offunding for housing programs is declining and it is difficult for a small Housing Authority with less than 350 vouchers to cover their costs. The Bremerton Housing Authority has been subsidizing the HAJC by paying staff time. Mason County was in the same situation and they approved the transfer of funding for 176 vouchers to the Bremerton Housing Authority. The vouchers remain in Mason County but they no longer have to oversee the program, He has suggested to the HAJC Board that they consider this option also, He has also suggested that the HAJC remain a political entity to take advantage of future opportunities. Commissioner Austin mentioned having OlyCAP take over the administration ofthe vouchers, Mr. Wiest answered that is a possibility, but currently OlyCAP only deals with emergency short term housing. The current contract with the Bremerton Housing Authority and Jefferson County has been in effect since 2004 and has no expiration date. They plan to propose a new contract that will be renewed annually. Discussion and Possible Decision: Interim Ordinance Rescinding Chapter 18.18 of the Jefferson County Code (JCC), Applies Rural Designations and Standards to the Irondale/Port Hadlock UGA Planning Area, Prohibits Mini-storage in Rural Commercial Areas Within the UGA Planning Area (With Some Exceptions) and Requires a No Protest Agreement That Mandates Future Connection to an Established Wastewater Treatment System. This Action Confirms a Policy That Has Been in Effect since June I, 2005: Joel Peterson explained that in August, 2004 the Irondale/Port Hadlock UGA was added to the Comprehensive Plan and on May 31, 2005 it was found to be in non-compliance by the Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board. In June, 2005, an interim ordinance rescinding Chapter 18.18 of the code was passed that put in place rural development standards for the CGA. This interim ordinance needs to be re-adopted every six months until the work to bring the UGA into compliance is completed. A draft ordinance was presented which also includes the prohibition of mini-storage facilities (with some exceptions) in the UGA planning area and the requirement of a no protest agreement that would apply to the entire UGA boundary, not just the area that is currently designated for the sewer. The Board directed that the interim ordinance be submitted for legal review and be placed on the June 16 Consent Agenda. A public hearing will be scheduled within 60 days of the effective date. Page 6 Commissioners Meeting Minutes: Week of June 9, 2008 COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BRIEFING: The following items were discussed: . 2008 Budget overview . Notification of all taxing districts of disposal of County property . Letter Concerning Hood Canal Bridge Closure Survey: (Consent Agenda Item #9) Commissioner Austin moved to have Commissioner Sullivan rewrite the letter to the Washington State Department of Transportation and that it be signed and sent when complete. Commissioner Sullivan seconded the motion which carried. NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT: Commissioner Sullivan moved to adjourn the meeting at 3: 17 p.m. Commissioner Austin seconded the motion which carried. MEETING ADJOURNED JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS " (Excused Absence) Phil Johnson, Chair . .. . It f .. . f , . . . , Of,,) iJ '\ " .....~ /t /7 ;,l/~~,,,;'"~/.bt:: ."'''-- David W. 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